Circus Movies

Lure of the Circus is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan.

Consisting of a stage with over 5,000 cubic feet of water from the Bellagio Lake, "O" shifts the boundaries of the interplay of acrobatics, music,...

A jealous trapeze star decides he must eliminate his romantic rival.

Two twins, separated at birth, meet again by chance many years later. One is a progressive but insensitive mayor of a small town, the other a clown...

Plauto, the clown, tells us the story of the Circo de las Alegrías. Doña Alegría, owner of the Circus is determined that her son...

Focusing on the predicaments of those born with genetic defect causing dwarfism, the film is the love story between Khoka and Soma.

The circus arrives in Great Shows. Rainey Big Ben and Kit Denton, the star of the show, are informed that no representation will be allowed in the...

While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen over the years and the mystique of circus people....

Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He is suddenly in a strange, new world full of...

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

Eccentric, non-binary fortune teller Fei Liu's way of life is threatened when figures and phantoms of present and past visit their tent and plague...

Five disparate youths, lost on a road trip to the location of the infamous 'mangrove slasher,' end up being pursued by a cadre of cannibal clowns.

Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie"...

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus. Lost film.

Actor Lee Tracy presides as ringmaster over a show that combines the best elements of cinema with the circus, what he calls a Cinema Circus. Tracy...

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in...

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

Horse story with Dynamite, The Red Stallion...

A devout Muslim who writes, composes, and even records hymns praising the Prophet, Muhammad Rahat Khawaja is a respected elderly man who works in...

Incredible comedy about the adventures of Oleg Popov, the Sun Clown